The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1887-08-14
WATERS At SCHOOL.

WATERS At SCHOOL.
George r. Betts's Weekly Lecture on tho
Proper Way to Serve mt Table.
From the Boaon Globe.
was talking with George F. Belts, who Is
| the head waiter at Young's. the other day.
Belts, BY the way. is as clever and fne-looking
ably wish to see He is In the neighborhood Of
Az years OF age. and has had wide and varied
What he don't n know about the appointments Of
dining room ism worth knowing. happened
9sr n hs
members Of the profession, and he replied en-
thusiastieally: ,. ,o ~. , con.r,, no.,or
that an apron and a towel are all that consti-
tutes a waiter, Now, that's az wrong: us
has to be Just as carefully studied. BY the
| way. give all my men lecture on their duties
every Monday morning. and II you like.
Tor yourself how carefully they are trained in
| every detail OF conduct that will in the least
degree add to the comfort Of the guests OF the
It struck me at once that such an occasion
Pc ,ss IN eSe on sa the a
| South Church pointed exactly to the hour OF ~
| when turned into Court avenue and entered
sembied in readiness for the weekly Lecture
asy ~ 4 bS hesa se
| who sat at a centre table upon which were pro.
Of Of Wc
might naturally be at first Inferred. Belts pro-
| ceeded at once to business.
Now want you men to pay strict attention
| to what am going to say. even II you have
heard the same thing over every Monday
This we certainly an taHsspeiousI send s off
| with wrinkles all over his face. wrigged on his
| chair and Rrinned. Just as If he saw Joke. The
rest opened their mouths attentively and waited
-" 4 great many. men. the speaker continued.
hire out as WATERMAN a greet many are
Ths sod ehSne Of knocked the
little old man of. his chair. He succeeded in
recovering his balance. however. and proceeded
The iirst requirement OF a waiter is a gem
can be good Waiter. i want to speak now
about this habit OF passing around subscrip-
employees You must stop that. Never beg
| from any one but yourselves.
in this matter OF serving ,I VINES ~, you
particular wine ak some one. will gladly
tell you. The trouble is that some men can't
BE- told DID anything. They'll never learn to be
At this interesting point the course Of the
ominous snore which to all appearance issued
from the throat Of an ebony-hued individual
had e, 70 6e Words In
Here, young man" the irate lecturer ex-
claimed. this is no place to sleep: Go down
last; can you tellS"
This raised a laugh all around. and the cul-
Ing to answer the conundrum. After explain
ing In detail the particular uses OF the various
as III o Weh ne
imaginable shapes and colors, Belts continued:
Now, II a person orders pot Of coffee, don't
Bring up hot milk with coffee and cold milk
with tea. Always serve pulverized sugar with
Sers and eanssiope
muskmelon. and berries Of course need milk
and dessert sbod
20 with all pastries. while q small piece
S AmsrlSsn cheese is sat IN s order h,n With i,
such a. thing as putting, mustard on the
table. Some people like i, There s,, are very
is proper with baked beans, Don't cover the
bread plate With naPkin It looks as there
stop 1t. Never chew tobacco and spit on the
door mats. and don't gather in groups in tho
stopped. There were four of you yesterday ut
it, and wilkinson; there. was the CHAMPION
This remark made Wilkinson look more tired
than ever; When the laugh had subsidized Belts
Ali cold meats ought to oe garnished with
parsley. lettuce, or celery. Be careful about
leaving your side towels around. Another man
DON'T know whether It has been lying there for
twenty seconds or twenty years. 1t is a good
plan not to wipe your lace with an apron or
towel, nor to be too familiar with the proprietor.
never allow myself even to drink glass OF
lemonade with him. Do your drinking in the
proper place. II you don't study these little
things you'll always be done, as sure as you're
born Always remember that Pm the boss,
too. I'm hired TO be head waiter, and mean
to act It out. II refuse to excuse any man
the Captain. because I'm ahead OF the Cap
tain Never open boiled egg for customer
"ff YOU see that guest OF the, house wishes
to be waited 6y ave man with
litely and without confusion. waiter should
always keep his eyes cast toward the door. in
stead OF out Of the window. Be careful in
serving any kind OF fizz' wines to pour them
out carefully In serving ola wines never nr wipe
the label, and be sure to show the label to the
gentlemen In order that there may be no mis-
You are all supposed to wear dark pants
shirts are allowed Your boots must be blacked
from this day out. You are excused"
The men dispersed to their various duties,
after which was shown through the tortuous
mysteries OF the huge basement. Kitchen, and
was the utmost system. and the head walters
authority was unQuestloned. He moves quietly
here and there now Gliding an idle girl,
now reprimanding some noisy man. He has
the rare faculty q preserving; order , among his
fly. and to his tact Is largely due the excel
lent service OF the hotel Certainly he has
done his share toward eleyating table service
to the dignity OF profession.
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